Reliability of a ported motor
08-23-01, 01:07 PM
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Reliability of a ported motor
In the next 6 months I will be getting an FD (the right one hasn't come my way yet). When I do so I want to get a new (reman?) at KDR and get the engine ported. Has anyone had thier ported engine blow up on them (even with all of the reliabillity and performance mods)?
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08-23-01, 02:51 PM
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A ported motor with 3mm apex seals should be more reliable but.....it is a rotary motor so there really is not any guarentee.
The problem with ported motors is that you tend to want to run your car harder. Hey you got this great performing car so you tend to get on it more. So lots of times it is not the motor but the power the motor gives that makes it unreliablel. hahahaha
The problem with ported motors is that you tend to want to run your car harder. Hey you got this great performing car so you tend to get on it more. So lots of times it is not the motor but the power the motor gives that makes it unreliablel. hahahaha
08-23-01, 03:25 PM
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Just get the stuff that will help you monitor and support that port job (bigger fuel pump/injectors, new ECU) and you should be fine dear sir.
08-23-01, 03:37 PM
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Originally posted by hksfd3s
A ported motor with 3mm apex seals should be more reliable but.....it is a rotary motor so there really is not any guarentee.
The problem with ported motors is that you tend to want to run your car harder. Hey you got this great performing car so you tend to get on it more. So lots of times it is not the motor but the power the motor gives that makes it unreliablel. hahahaha
A ported motor with 3mm apex seals should be more reliable but.....it is a rotary motor so there really is not any guarentee.
The problem with ported motors is that you tend to want to run your car harder. Hey you got this great performing car so you tend to get on it more. So lots of times it is not the motor but the power the motor gives that makes it unreliablel. hahahaha
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08-23-01, 04:16 PM
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i hope you dont mind waiting awhile....KD Rotary is backed up all the way to october and that was a couple weeks ago. i'm sure its worth the wait though. i thought that when you had ur motor "ported" all they did was machine the coolant ports so the motor would run cooler? obviously that would produce more hp but when i hear the term "ported motor" i think of bored out blah blah blah. you know, more room for more air/fuel mix. i really have no idea.
08-23-01, 05:55 PM
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Thanks for the replys so far. I will not mind the wait at KDR - cause I don't have all the cash at the moment, but still want to do everthing all at once.
So who has had thier ported motor blow on them?
So who has had thier ported motor blow on them?
08-23-01, 06:30 PM
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Originally posted by Tommy
i hope you dont mind waiting awhile....KD Rotary is backed up all the way to october and that was a couple weeks ago. i'm sure its worth the wait though. i thought that when you had ur motor "ported" all they did was machine the coolant ports so the motor would run cooler? obviously that would produce more hp but when i hear the term "ported motor" i think of bored out blah blah blah. you know, more room for more air/fuel mix. i really have no idea.
i hope you dont mind waiting awhile....KD Rotary is backed up all the way to october and that was a couple weeks ago. i'm sure its worth the wait though. i thought that when you had ur motor "ported" all they did was machine the coolant ports so the motor would run cooler? obviously that would produce more hp but when i hear the term "ported motor" i think of bored out blah blah blah. you know, more room for more air/fuel mix. i really have no idea.
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08-26-01, 05:13 AM
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I get a measley 14 mpg right now...lost one or two with the port and exhaust. dp. intake. ecu upgrades...thats it
my motor is fine...10k on the ported rebuild...no problems there...at all.
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my motor is fine...10k on the ported rebuild...no problems there...at all.
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PORTED ENGINE LABOR TIME?????
PAPAGRANDE...WHAT UP DOC?? I TOO AM THINKING OF PORTING MY 13BEAST AS WELL...I AM GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION AND GOT A FEW RESPONSES...MY QUESTION IS, HAVE YOU HEARD HOW LONG THE LABOR TIME/PRICE IS TO GET A PORT INSTALLED?? I HEARD IT COULD COST A LITTLE!!! HOLLA BACK.....-BIG NAP
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